Scripture:

Genesis 16:13

13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[a] the One who sees me.”

"El Roi" 

Ever feel like no one "sees you?"  That you and your problems are invisible, that you are alone in your trouble, your circumstance, your struggle.   We have all felt like this, but again, this is a ploy of the enemy to make you think you are alone, disconnected from God and His powerful presence, but this is a reminder that has never been true.  Hagar is the only woman, in fact, the only person to give God a name, "El Roi,"  the God who sees me.   

Listen, this story is a reminder that even though you might think you are insignificant and not seen, not heard, not important.  You are, and the God of the Universe sees you.

Let's summarize the story:

Hagar is a pregnant slave girl brought into a plan that is broken (sin) because it is trying to play God, help God along, running ahead of Him.  She is alone in her situation, now alone in the desert without anything or anywhere to go, but that is where God met her, because, even though your situation makes you feel insignificant, alone, and abandoned, God has never left you or abandoned you, and as Hagar came to know the God who sees you.  You and I can rest assured, He is still "El Roi," the God who sees us, Emmanuel, the God who is with us.

The application here is to remind yourself when the struggle is real, that God is with you, that He is still "El Roi" the God who sees you, is with you in your circumstances, working on your behalf, changing the outcome.   Where God is, everything changes, everything is better, He has our best in His sight, He is working for our good (Romans 8:28.) 

I pray that we would have a greater sense of His presence, no matter where today finds us, no matter what struggle we are in, that we would find comfort in that He is with us, working on our behalf, working for our good, working to change the outcome, trust Him, know that He is "El Roi," the God who sees you, Emmanual the God who is "With You."  In Jesus' name, Amen!